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Essay on The Climax of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

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The Climax of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Steven Spielberg directed "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" in 1984. It is an action/adventure movie and is set in the year 1935. The main character that plays a big part in the movie is Indiana Jones (played by Harrison Ford) who is an archaeologist with a difference. Indiana's sidekicks through out the film are Willie Scott (played by Kate Capshaw) who is a glamorous dancer in a nightclub and Short Round (played by Ke Huy Quan) who is an adopted partner of Indiana's. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Willie gets caught up in Indiana's mishaps and charms when he gets into trouble in a nightclub she …show more content…

Short Round works on breaking the chains with his axe while Willie gets ready to be sacrificed into the fire pit. Short Round saves the day again making Indiana come back to life and therefore rescuing Willie as well. Then the gang head for the exit but don't realise what's in store for them. In the next few sections I will go over the final few scenes in detail explaining how the factors combine to make the climax exciting. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The mines are very dangerous and enclosed, which sets the scene for extreme danger. The soundtrack also adds a lot of tension with a drumbeat and a feeling of danger ahead. Indiana starts the scene by entering the dark mine with a strong white light behind him. This is a good technique, which is used to symbolize that Indiana is the good guy. As Indiana is fighting the stereotypical big, strong, bad guy and Short Round is fighting the young maharajah with a voodoo doll of Indiana, the tension is built up. It is released with a touch of humour from Willie who is mimicking Indiana's moves. While Indiana is fighting the "bad guy", Short Round is fighting the young Maharajah, who has drunk the blood of Khali and become a mindless slave. This "mirror reflection" in Indiana and

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